1 Provincial Politics Questionnaire March 2020 PQ1. BASE = ALL SINGLE CHOICE Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of [Premier and leader of…]? [BC] Premier and NDP leader John Horgan [AB] Premier and United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney [SK] Premier and Saskatchewan Party leader Scott Moe [MB] Premier and Progressive Conservative leader Brian Pallister [ON] Premier and Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford [QC] Premier and Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault [NS] Premier and Liberal Party leader Iain Rankin [NB] Premier and Progressive Conservative leader Blaine Higgs [PEI] Premier and Progressive Conservative leader Dennis King [NL] Premier and Liberal Party leader Andrew Furey [RESPONSES] Strongly approve Moderately approve Moderately disapprove Strongly disapprove Not sure/Can’t say PQ2. Base = ALL SINGLE CHOICE GRID Do you think the current government of [PROVINCE] is doing a good job or a poor job in each of the following areas? [ROWS][RANDOMIZE] Health Care The Economy Coronavirus/COVID-19 response The Deficit/Government spending Jobs/unemployment Housing Affordability Poverty/homelessness Environment/Climate change Education Drug Use/addictions Energy - Oil & Gas/Pipelines 2 First Nations/Indigenous issues Seniors care [COLUMNS] Very good job Good job Poor job Very Poor job Not sure/Can’t say PQ3. BASE = ALL MULTI-CHOICE, MAX 3 And which of those issues would you say are the most important to you, personally. Please select up to three: [Same order as PQ2] Health Care The Economy Coronavirus/COVID-19 response The Deficit/Government spending Jobs/unemployment Housing Affordability Poverty/homelessness Environment/Climate change Education Drug Use/addictions Energy - Oil & Gas/Pipelines First Nations/Indigenous issues Seniors care PQ4. BASE = ALL but NL SINGLE CHOICE If a provincial election were held tomorrow in [PROVINCE], which of the following parties would you be most likely to support in your constituency? RANDOMIZE Liberal Party [AB] [SK] [MB] [ON] [QC] [PEI] [NB] [NS] BC Liberal Party [BC] Saskatchewan Party [SK] Progressive Conservative Party [MB] [ON] [PEI] [NB] [NS] Conservative Party [BC] [QC] 3 New Democratic Party (NDP) [BC] [AB] [SK] [MB] [ON] [PEI] [NB] [NS] Green Party [BC] [MB] [ON] [QC] [PEI] [NB] [NS] United Conservative Party [AB] Alberta Party [AB] Coalition Avenir Québec [QC] Parti Québécois [QC] Québec Solidaire [QC] People’s Alliance [NB] Other party FIXED Undecided FIXED Would not vote FIXED I am not eligible to vote FIXED PQ5. BASE = Undecided and Would not vote in PQ4 SINGLE CHOICE We’ve noticed that you did not select a party. Is there a party that you are currently leaning towards? [RANDOMIZE SAME ORDER AS PQ4] Liberal Party [AB] [SK] [MB] [ON] [QC] [PEI] [NB] [NS] BC Liberal Party [BC] Saskatchewan Party [SK] Progressive Conservative Party [MB] [ON] [PEI] [NB] [NS] Conservative Party [BC] [QC] New Democratic Party (NDP) [BC] [AB] [SK] [MB] [ON] [PEI] [NB] [NS] Green Party [BC] [MB] [ON] [QC] [PEI] [NB] [NS] United Conservative Party [AB] Alberta Party [AB] Coalition Avenir Québec [QC] Parti Québécois [QC] Québec Solidaire [QC] People’s Alliance [NB] Other party FIXED Undecided FIXED Would not vote FIXED PQ6. BASE = EXCLUDE I AM NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN PQ5 SINGLE SELECT And who did you vote for in the last [Province] provincial election in [Month of Year]? [RANDOMIZE SAME ORDER AS PQ4] 4 Liberal Party [AB] [SK] [MB] [ON] [QC] [PEI] [NB] [NS] [NL] BC Liberal Party [BC] Saskatchewan Party [SK] Progressive Conservative Party [MB] [ON] [PEI] [NB] [NS] [NL] Conservative Party [BC] [QC] New Democratic Party (NDP) [BC] [AB] [SK] [MB] [ON] [PEI] [NB] [NS] [NL] Green Party [BC] [AB] [SK] [MB] [ON] [QC] [PEI] [NB] [NS] United Conservative [AB] Alberta Party [AB] Freedom Conservative Party [AB] Alberta Independence Party [AB] Coalition Avenir Québec [QC] Parti Québécois [QC] Québec Solidaire [QC] People’s Alliance [NB] Other party FIXED I did not vote FIXED I can't remember FIXED AB1. Base=AB only Single choice Some people say the Alberta government should implement a provincial sales tax on good and services you buy to raise revenue to pay down debt, or fund social programs. Other people say Alberta’s long- standing status as having no sales tax gives the province an economic advantage. What is your opinion? Should the Alberta government: NOT implement any provincial sales tax at all Bring in a sales tax of 1-2% Bring in in a sales tax of 3-5% Bring in a sales tax of more than 5% .